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The effect of rhinovirus on airway inflammation in a murine asthma model
Eugene Kim, Huisu Lee, Hyun Sook Kim, Sulmui Won, Eu Kyoung Lee, Hwan Soo Kim, Kyongwon Bang, Yoon Hong Chun, Jong-Seo Yoon, Hyun Hee Kim, Jin Tack Kim, Joon Sung Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2013;56(11):482-489.   Published online November 27, 2013
Purpose

The aim of the present study was to investigate the differences in lower airway inflammatory immune responses, including cellular responses and responses in terms of inflammatory mediators in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and the airway, to rhinovirus (RV) infection on asthma exacerbation by comparing a control and a murine asthma model, with or without RV infection.

Methods

BALB/c mice were intraperitoneally injected...

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